Dominion Octoberfest!
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company

Dominion Octoberfest!Dominion Octoberfest!
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From:
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
Märzen
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.56 | pDev: 12.64%
Reviews:
143
Ratings:
271
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 08, 2021
Added:
Sep 18, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  19
Our Autumn Seasonal beer is a traditional Maerzen style lager. We use eight types of imported German malts and four hop varieties to create this amber-colored fest beer.
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Ratings by WaterCzar:
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Rated by WaterCzar from Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%

Sep 14, 2013
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle

clear, copper colored beer with white head. toasted malt aroma. similar flavor, a bit on the sweeter side. kinda one-note on the taste, it's okay but a little boring. medium bodied.
Nov 08, 2021
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.37/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From the bottle, it pours a clear reddish amber color with a small quarter inch head that lasts a while. The nose gets malt with a touch of lemon. The mouth gets a smooth feeling lightly malty beverage.
Oct 05, 2021
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.59/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle poured into a dimpled mug.

L: Clear, amber/copper, small half inch off-white head that does not last.
A: Fairly large malty biscuit aroma, a bit of spicy hop.
T: Matches nose, medium sweet biscuit, restrained bitterness, spicy hops.
F: Medium body, starts crisp but smooths out, somewhat creamy.
O: Enjoyable beer but maybe a little too malty for the style.
Oct 21, 2020
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Reviewed by RUSSRGR from Delaware

3.77/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark amber color with a small head from draft. Malty, bready aroma. The taste is medium bodied with the malts and some spice coming through. Nice finish of alcohol.
Oct 07, 2020
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Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania

3.54/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
See through amber with a thick off white head. Looks decent. Slightly sweet and spicy nose is good but could use more strength plus there is something vegetal in there yikes. Flavor has a very mild astringent tinge and then a bready ending although the label says caramel malt based plus there is ever so slight bitterness. Slightly watery and yet decently carbonated. Flavor needs more on this one, pretty bland. Needs more malt sweetness that the nose promised. I had to edit my thoughts on this twice. I think it might be a bit better than I had originally thought. Mixed bag here.
Sep 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by NeckBootHeadAss from Virginia

Sep 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.29 by JimboSlyce from Virginia

Sep 22, 2019
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Reviewed by akaizer from Virginia

3.63/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Fluffy khaki head of about 1/2 an inch that quickly fizzled down. Look has a clear, rich amber color with plenty of carbonation. Scent is clean lager with some minimal toast notes. Taste and feel is smooth, medium bodied with sweet caramel and notable maltiness. A touch of bitterness exists in the aftertaste. An enjoyable octoberfest, but not one of my favorites.
Sep 21, 2019
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Reviewed by Aichelberger from Maryland

3.52/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Missed it by... that much. I'm a fan of Fordham and Dominion beers. Always have been. And the older Fordham Oktoberfest was always a favorite. I tried this one in a bottle, poured into a clear glass and the color (deep, dark amber), head and even the smell (malty, rich, with a hint of bitterness) seemed perfect. But the taste was way too sweet--a bit like brown sugar at first. Even as the bittering hops stepped-in to balance it, the sweetness became (for me) cloying and unpleasant. Not something I would drink again, given all the other O'fest options out there. But not a bad beer. Just not for me.
Sep 16, 2019
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Reviewed by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania

4.12/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12oz bottle to my favorite Jack's Abbey "Drink Local Drink Lager" pint glass.
-Color was brownish red. Looked like it was supposed to. About 3/4 inch of off white head. Not a lot of retention.
-Smell wasn't overpowering. Maybe a sweet bready odor. It was pleasant.
-A hint of sweetness (I'm a sucker for this in my beers). Not over powering, but not weak either.
-A very smooth beer. Not a struggle to take a sip.
-A very well done Octoberfest IMHO. Would definitely drink again.
Sep 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.33 by Zaktcc from Maryland

Dec 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.54 by avisong from Virginia

Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Sep 03, 2018
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia

3.08/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
It's hard to tell the month of the date code because the second number is rubbed off...it looks like it says 04/19/18.

Appearance: It has a medium copper and golden brown body with a short off-white, slightly tan, head. It has moderate retention but maintains a low cap.

Aroma: There is a light "lager" aroma and a touch of caramel in the back.

Taste: It has a light toasted flavor with just a hint of charred nuts. There is a bit of a fruity flavor in the middle that is similar to grape but certainly does not taste quite like it. It finishes with more of the lightly toasted flavor.

Mouthfeel: It floats on the lower side of medium bodied. It is drinkable and it feels fairly clean. It is a bit low on carbonation.

Overall: It is a fairly average tasting Oktoberfest without any noteworthy or overly negative traits. It is easy to drink and it does have decent flavor so it is certainly worth drinking, but I probably wouldn't go out and buy it again. It would go well with a sandwich or something with meats and cheese.
Aug 27, 2018
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland

3/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a medium-dark amber with a negligible head.

Smells... faint? Some malt spice in there. Minimal hops. But very tame.

Tastes a little tangy. Very malty. Vaguely British. Some enjoyable malt complexity up front, moving into a fruity middle that's similar to a heavy American adjunct, and finishing like soda water.

This style, man. At its best, it's the best. At its most middling, which this is an example of, there's nothing off putting but it's also almost as bland as Michelob Amber Bock--heavier malt complexities than a macro adjunct, but overall nothing even close to memorable.
Sep 23, 2017
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Reviewed by 88caprice from Virginia

3.6/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a glass.

Look: amber copper. Thin sudsy head that dissipated.
Smell: just a little lager funk. Little else.
Taste: malty. Bready. Average to style.
Sep 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.21 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Sep 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Oct 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by duvel1979 from District of Columbia

Oct 02, 2016
Dominion Octoberfest! from Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 271 ratings